The Scale

The Scale

More than 60 million people are displaced around the world. This number is higher than

ever before. Violence, oppression, and persecution force them from their countries.

Leaving behind their communities, families, jobs and belongings, these people are desperate

to start over somewhere safe. That’s 60 million people trying to build something from nothing,

60 million people in need of a place to call home.

The People

The People

who are we talking about?

refugee

[ noun ]

person who is outside of the United States and unable to return to their country of nationality on account of a well-founded fear of persecution based on race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion

asylum-seeker

[ noun ]

a person who is inside the United States, or at a United States port of entry, and unable to return to their country of nationality on account of a well-founded fear of persecution based on race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion

naturalized citizen

[ noun ]

a person who was born in another country, but has lawfully become a citizen of the United States under the U.S. Constitution and laws, after first having five years of permanent residency in the United States

The Numbers

The Numbers

increase in ASYLUM-seekers in the United States in the past three years

billion spent by the United States on resettlement services in 2014 alone

of Americans want to continue providing social services to immigrants

refugees will be welcomed into Colorado in 2016, this does not count asylum-seekers, THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE ASYLUM-SEEKERS

months is the average amount of time it takes for someone to apply for acceptance into the US

international refugees have been resettled in the U.S. during the 2015 Syrian crisis